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The Drought In Connecticut Continues

The Drought In Connecticut Continues.
The rain and snow we have picked up over the last few months is not erasing our drought.
Even the rain we expect today and tonight will only add up to about 0.25″.
Take a look at the last one year period with this graphic that compares percent of precipitation to average.
A breakdown of the past 30 days or so tells a dry story too!
Even though we have had somewhat of an active pattern, the events don’t end up producing much in the way of big amounts locally!
Here’s a look at the percent of normal precipitation back through February 5th.
Notice the Connecticut shoreline east of New Haven out through New London and up through Norwich in the red zone.
Here’s a look at the current drought monitor for Connecticut- ESPN will lay off some of the personalities who appear on TV, radio and… Play Video Play Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% Remaining Time -0:00 This is a modal window.
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